Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709 fails to install

Typical Microsoft windows rubbish

if it helps.

1. Here is the CBS.log file for todays attempt on windows upgrade using ISO file (for the nth time)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yss10ilqy8ckeqv/CBS.log?dl=0

2. msinfo32

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdygt4eiinlow4u/asus.nfo?dl=0

I have used EaseUS ToDo Backup to do my cloning.

There seems to be a number of cloning software packages out there.

I also use Apricron Notebook hard drive upgrade kit.

Here is my disk summary pic.

Originally the laptop came with HGST travelstar as original drive. bought a samsung SSD and use paragon migration software to clone HDD to SSD.

This is your BIOS Boot Menu screen...

Firmware Boot Manager

identifier          {fwbootmgr}

displayorder    {1be2dc76-d4d8-11e6-9155-d017c2263548}

                        {bootmgr}

                        {f91fa1f8-ed69-11e7-94a5-806e6f6e6963}

                        {6a829509-12b8-11e8-9553-806e6f6e6963}

                        {6a82950a-12b8-11e8-9553-806e6f6e6963}

                        {6a82950b-12b8-11e8-9553-806e6f6e6963}

timeout           1

(1) Looks like you went into BIOS Setup & moved a direct boot to Windows to be above {bootmgr} (the Windows Boot Manager). That could be why you are unable to upgrade. The Boot Manager needs to be first.

(2) But your Boot Manager entry is a big mess. I would delete everything in "displayorder" except for "{current}" before booting to that. And "default" should be set to "{current}".  But all else in it looks OK.

(3) I see an entry in the BCD to boot to Windows.old...

Windows Boot Loader

identifier              {5a60177b-cc36-11e6-913f-d017c2263548}

device                  partition=C:

path                    \Windows.old\Windows\system32\winload.efi

description          Windows 10 Home

locale                   en-US

osdevice               partition=C:

systemroot           \Windows.old\Windows       <<< ?Huh? <<<

nx                         OptIn

bootmenupolicy   Standard

Does that work? That's another candidate to preventing an upgrade. Even if it works, that folder eventually is auto-deleted. So, it couldn't work for long. I would delete that one. The upgrade may not like it. It doesn't even have a "Resume from Hibernate". Also, the upgrade may not like the fact that C:\Windows.old pre-exists. Does it? The upgrade wants to create one of its own.

(4) The huge bulk of the "Resume from Hibernate" should be deleted, namely each one whose identifier is unreferenced. They cause no harm, but are useless.

(5) This Boot Manager is unreferenced, & can be deleted...

Windows Boot Manager

identifier              {08fe7334-d4d4-11e6-9155-d017c2263548}

device                  unknown

path                    \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi

description             Windows Boot Manager on Disk 0

(6) I see a BIOS Boot Option to boot partition 5...

Firmware Application (101fffff)

identifier              {f91fa1f8-ed69-11e7-94a5-806e6f6e6963}

device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume5

path                    \EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI

description             Windows Boot Manager

That looks incomplete to me. Does it work? If its a second Windows installation, why isn't it in the Boot Manager? But I guess it doesn't have to be.

(7) Let me see your partitions...

DiskPart

List Vol

List Disk

Select Disk 0

List Part

Exit

If you've got a second disk, select it & list it too before the exit.

I can give instructions for all of that, if you want. The plan would be...

(a) Back up the current BCD.

(b) Make a 2nd copy of the current BCD.

(c) Make the changes to the copy.

(d) Import the copy to make it current & reboot.

(e) In case of disaster, import the backup BCD.